I think more about death now than I used to. Not in a morbid way. More in a to do list kind of way. I want to keep my junk drawers clean in case I die suddenly. And my closet. I want to be sure we don't have a bunch of unused stuff around the…

This popped up on my Facebook page today. The last time his siblings saw him was that next morning when all went to breakfast. When this showed up on Facebook, I cried. I'm having a hard morning. Today my Overcoat feels very heavy. I've had many days when my overcoat feels lighter. I've had fewer…

Four years ago my children lost their brother. They lost a friend. The Four Duncan Boys became Three. As Sgt. Duncan helped take charge of assisting his dad and two brothers clean out Andrew’s apartment just a day after finding out their brother had been killed on a country road in the Panhandle of Texas,…

I am excited to be a part of this event this fall! Kay Arthur will be speaking along with other amazing women of God. Six main sessions. I'll be speaking Saturday morning and leading one of seven break-out sessions. Great worship, delicious food, fellowship with like-minded believers, and studying the Word of God. You don't…

I’m “loving” my own Bible this week. In Chattanooga at Precept Ministries International. In one week we are doing a seven week study of 1 Timothy. Each morning we have a 75 minute group discussion followed by lectures. Some days we watched a pre-recorded lecture. Today we had Kay Arthur live followed by David Arthur…

I was working out the other day. I was working out with a trainer who knows much more about exercise than I do. Why? Because she has experience, strength, and hope. She’s teaching me a program of weight training. She shows me the way to get stronger. One day at a time. Step by step.…

I shared with a group about how our Life Group was helping a family whose husband/daddy is deployed. I took a signup sheet to class Sunday hoping we could get help mowing the lawn for them. I was hoping at least some of the weeks from July through September would be taken by volunteers. Ron…

I was thinking about this today. Thinking about my post from last week on Photos. Watching video of Andrew is painful this month. I’ve had months and months and months when I loved watching him dance. I loved laughing at his antics. I’ve had days when I craved seeing a video and spent hours looking…

A friend who grew up in the north posted this picture and asked what this horrible creature is and how could she kill it! Many answered that it is a cicada. Or its exoskeleton. They shed like snakes. I commented, “You don’t need to kill it. It’s already dead.” Another gal commented, “Well, not dead.…

I’ve started loving Bibles to give away. Some folks you could love a Bible for: A woman who chose life A women recovering from abortion A guy in recovery A parent grieving the loss of a child A family member who doesn’t yet know the Lord A veteran struggling with memories A single friend A…